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I think that's a poor interview question. You're bound to only get people who have a disposable income to throw a server in their closet, and certainly a comput
by Shank 11y ago
I think that's a poor interview question. You're bound to only get people who have a disposable income to throw a server in their closet, and certainly a computer attached to their TV. Maybe it'd be a better interview question to have them work on a project for a week, which requires using the command line, rather than asking this somewhat limited question set.
I don't mean to tear into you -- I see the value in what you ask because I too get frustrated by a lack of command line experience. That being said, asking about a specific thing that may not apply to a wide range of people is just silly filtering. Focus on what you would do with a server in your closet, rather than "what server do you have in your closet?"
- rsync 11y agoWell, yes ... it's a leading question where we go into the real issue at hand: Are you a "lifer" ? Would you do this work for free, like I would (and did, for years) ? Can you, like me, not imagine doing anything else with your time ? That's who I want to work with.
- madeofpalk 11y agoI love my work and couldn't imagine doing anything else, but 'love' doesn't pay the rent. Fuck anyone who expects me to give away my time.
- tedunangst 11y agoIt's not a great question, but it's actually pretty telling if you're hiring for an admin type position. It's bizarrely, unfortunately easy to find people with five years professional experience managing unix systems who have never actually installed a system, because they were on a team and their role was chief log inspector or something. Somebody running their own server has presumably, at least the once, done the whole song and dance from start to finish.
- vox_mollis 11y agoIt's not "silly filtering", it's pretty decent filtering, especially for what his business does. I know that software and systems engineering has become wildly popular because of the money and Aaron Sorkin screenwriting, but it's good for hiring filters to select for those who have an internally driven interest in the subject.